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Replace Sergi Cardona

Statistically similar 2025/26 players based on per-90 output, defensive activity, role group and tactical fit. Estimated fees are not official market values — model-derived estimates from public football data.

What Villarreal would lose

Profile being replaced — public football data, model-derived role scores.

Goals

1

Assists

4

G+A

5

Shots

18

SoT

5

Crosses

75

Fouls won

23

Tackles won

31

Interceptions

37

Attack

82

Creation

80

Progression

70

Role score

77

Transfer fit

76

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Gladbach · Bundesliga · Fullback · Age 22

Strong stylistic match (91.55518639512071%); tactical fit is good; weaker role score (-13); cheaper by ~€2.3M; 4 years younger.

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Chelsea · Premier League · Fullback · Age 23

Strong stylistic match (91.59452168864476%); tactical fit is good; weaker role score (-20); 3 years younger.

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Alfonso Pedraza

Villarreal · La Liga · Fullback · Age 30

Strong stylistic match (87.44292391412377%); tactical fit is good; cheaper by ~€7.1M.

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Girona · La Liga · Fullback · Age 32

Strong stylistic match (91.65345523047829%); tactical fit is good; weaker role score (-24); cheaper by ~€5.9M.

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Nottingham Forest · Premier League · Fullback · Age 25

Strong stylistic match (84.81036940450547%); tactical fit is good; 1 years younger.

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Sunderland · Premier League · Fullback · Age 28

Strong stylistic match (87.09315572070349%); tactical fit is good; weaker role score (-9).

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Jonas Föhrenbach

Heidenheim · Bundesliga · Fullback · Age 30

Strong stylistic match (88.1881731614294%); tactical fit is good; weaker role score (-11); cheaper by ~€8.2M.

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Rayo Vallecano · La Liga · Fullback · Age 27

Strong stylistic match (85.1010308087129%); tactical fit is good.

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Nice · Ligue 1 · Fullback · Age 25

Strong stylistic match (85.64762913874145%); tactical fit is good; weaker role score (-13); 1 years younger.

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Rayo Vallecano · La Liga · Fullback · Age 28

Strong stylistic match (84.78535941496976%); tactical fit is good; weaker role score (-9).

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Manchester Utd · Premier League · Fullback · Age 27

Strong stylistic match (86.56597279943344%); tactical fit is good; weaker role score (-27).

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Freiburg · Bundesliga · Fullback · Age 24

Strong stylistic match (88.05324905738166%); tactical fit is good; weaker role score (-30); cheaper by ~€3.7M; 2 years younger.

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Lorenz Assignon

Stuttgart · Bundesliga · Fullback · Age 25

Strong stylistic match (84.44259745915602%); tactical fit is good; weaker role score (-13); 1 years younger.

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Luca Pellegrini

Lazio · Serie A · Fullback · Age 27

Strong stylistic match (84.64641219384464%); tactical fit is good; weaker role score (-21); cheaper by ~€6.1M.

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Mallorca · La Liga · Fullback · Age 28

Strong stylistic match (85.39958147954356%); tactical fit is good; weaker role score (-18); cheaper by ~€4.7M.

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Andoni Gorosabel

Athletic Club · La Liga · Fullback · Age 29

Strong stylistic match (83.60817870188573%); tactical fit is good; weaker role score (-8); cheaper by ~€5.6M.

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Adrien Truffert

Bournemouth · Premier League · Fullback · Age 24

Strong stylistic match (82.57651402974057%); tactical fit is good; 2 years younger.

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Maximilian Mittelstädt

Stuttgart · Bundesliga · Fullback · Age 29

Strong stylistic match (80.87150577448486%); tactical fit is good; upgrade on role score (+9).

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